Jackson County vs San Juan County

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson County and San Juan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Jackson County and San Juan County are counties in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson County has the higher population (1,422 vs 690 in San Juan County). San Juan County has the higher median household income ($73,889 vs $41,809 in Jackson County). San Juan County has the higher median home value ($406,900 vs $250,000 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	San Juan County
Population	1,422	690
Median age	51.5 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$41,809	$73,889
Median home value	$250,000	$406,900
Median gross rent	$1,484	$1,076
Housing units	1,155	720
Homeownership rate	73.2%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	San Juan County
Population	1,261 → 1,422 (+12.8%)	589 → 690 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$53,300 → $41,809 (-21.6%)	$54,625 → $73,889 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$196,700 → $250,000 (+27.1%)	$322,400 → $406,900 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $1,484 (+137.4%)	$1,019 → $1,076 (+5.6%)

Jackson County

Population

1,2611,422

Median household income

$53,300$41,809

Median home value

$196,700$250,000

Median gross rent

$625$1,484

San Juan County

Population

589690

Median household income

$54,625$73,889

Median home value

$322,400$406,900

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,076

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	San Juan County
Under 5	2.3%	2.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	8.6%
18 to 24	4.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.5%	18.4%
35 to 44	8.2%	17.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	16.1%
65 to 74	20.4%	17.8%
75 and over	12.3%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	San Juan County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	78.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	San Juan County
No high school diploma	15.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	San Juan County
Drove alone	55.4%	53.9%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	3.4%	3.7%
Worked from home	25.2%	28.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	San Juan County
1-unit, detached	81.0%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.4%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	San Juan County
Poverty rate	18.2%	16.8%
Average household size	2.21	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	13	15
Median year structure built	1977	1976